Toe-calk for horseshoes.



S. N. MILTON. TOE GALK FOR HORSESHOES. APPLICATION FILED MAY s, 1913.

1,101, 1 39, Patented June 23, 1914.

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"barren srarus PATE @FFIQE SAMUEL N. IEILTON, OF SPENCER, IDAHO.

TOE-CALK FOR HORSESHOES.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL N. MILTON,citizen of the United States, residing at Spencer, in the county ofFremont and State of Idaho. have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Toe-Calks for Horseshoes, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to horse shoes and more particularly to a noveltoe calk therefor, the same being provided with hardened inserts soarranged as to reinforce the call: for practically its entire widthwithout, however, in themselves being of considerable width.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of the horse-shoe embodying the present invention. Fig.2 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.Fig. 8 is a vertical section on the line 38 of Fig. 1. Fig. l is asimilar view on the line t-1 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective Viewillustrating the slightly modified form of the invention. Fig. 6 is ahorizontal section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawingby the same reference characters.

The shoe embodying the present invention consists essentially of a body1 which is of the ordinary form and which at its sides is provided withthe usual nail holes 2. At its toe the body 1 is provided with the usualtoe-clip 3 and the heel-ends of the body are turned downwardly substantially at right angles to the plane of the body to form heel-calks 1.

The toe-ca l; of the shoe is indicated in general by the referencenumeral 5 and will be presently more specifically described.

The inserts which are embedded in the heel ends of the shoe are in thenature of hardened steel blanks of a suitable thickness, width andlength, and that one which is embedded in the heel end through which thesection 33 is taken is indicated specifically by the numeral 6 and asillustrated has its side disposed in planes with the said heel end ofthe body and with its particular heelcalk 4.

As clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed May 6, 1913.

Patented June 23, 1914.

Serial No. 765,948.

drawings the insert 6 is for a portion of its length embedded in theheel-end of the body 1 and for the remainder of its length, and beyond abend 7 formed therein, is embedded in the heel-call: l. It will also beobserved from inspection of said figures that the insert is disposed atits edges at the sides of the body and calk and that its lower end-edgeis presented or exposed at the lower end of the calk 4:.

It will be observed that while of course the insert will in time weardown, rapid wearing away of the calk is prevented and the fact willfurther be appreciated that the calk may wear down to the plane of theunderside of the body 1 without liability of the insert becomingdisplaced.

The other heel-end of the body 1 has embedded in it an insert 8 which isin some respects similar to the insert 6. The insert 8, however is bentedge-wise and a portion is embedded in the body 1 and its remainingportion in the respective lieel-calk 4:.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 1 of the drawings the insert 8 is exposed at itsedges at the upper and under sides of the body 1 and front and rearsides of the calk. I have here illustrated the shoe as provided at oneheelend with the insert 6 and at the other heelend with the insert 8,and while this arrangement is preferable,,it is to be understood that Imay employ two of the inserts 6 or two of the inserts 8 in a singleshoe.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawing, theinsert indicated at 9 is approximately circular in cross-section and isarranged in the same manner as the inserts 6 and 8, previously describedbut exposed at the upper side of the body 1 and the rear side of thecalk 1, it being noted however, that more than onehalf of the insert isembedded in the material of the body so as to provide against itsdisplacement.

The toe-call: 5 above mentioned is in general shape and size similar tothe toe-calk of the ordinary shoe. In its rear side, however, it isformed with grooves 10 and 11. These grooves are of dove-tail form andthe groove 10 extends vertically and is located approximately midwaybetween the ends of the calk 5 whereas the grooves 11 are located one ateach side of the groove 10 and are inclined upwardly toward each otherand away from the adjacent endedges of the calk.

All of the grooves just mentioned extend from the lower edge of thecall: to the plane of the under side of the body 1 and fitted andembedded in each of the grooves is an insert 12 of hardened steel, orthe like. These inserts, are of course, of cross-sectional contour tocompletely fill the respective grooves and they constitute a firmreinforcement for the calk and provide against its being rapidly wornaway.

While the toe calk and its inserts is herein shown and described asintegral with the toe of the shoe it will of course be understood thatit may be formed separate there from and welded or otherwise securedthereto by the blacksmith.

Havingthus described the invention what. is claimed as new is 1. A horseshoe provided with a toe calk projecting downwardly from its under sideand provided with relatively angularly disposed grooves extending fromthe lower ends of the calk to the upper ends thereof, the sidewalls ofthe grooves being under-cut,

and beveled edged insert-s fitted in the grooves and terminating attheir lower ends at the lower end of the calk and at their upper endsresting against the under side of the shoe.

2. A horse shoe having a toe calk projecting downwardly from its underside and relatively wide, the calk being formed in its rear side andabout its middle with a sub stantially vertically extending groove andbeing formed with other grooves located at the sides of the firstmentioned groove, the last mentioned grooves being inclined downwardlyand outwardly from the first mentioned groove at the respective sides ofthe latter and having their lower terminals near the corners of thecalk, and inserts arranged within the grooves.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL N. MILTON.

Witnesses C. W. HARDY, J. W. BEAUREGARD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing, the Commissioner of Patents,

- Washington, I). G.

